L Sprake (9 results)

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages; Description: 96 p. : ill., maps, geneal. tables ; 28 cm. Subject: J. Samuel White & Co. Ltd -- History. J. Samuel White & Co. Ltd. Shipyards -- England -- Cowes -- History. 3 Kg.

Original Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Brown buckram, lettered in gilt. Spine panel slightly sunned, light shelf wear, typical toning to text block edges. Firm binding, clean and unmarked interior beyond former owner's signature on upper front pastedown (inside front cover). 380 pp., illus. w/ 75 plates, 41 illus. in text. Undated, ca. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages; Description: 96 p. : ill., maps, geneal. tables ; 28 cm. Subject: J. Samuel White & Co. Ltd -- History. J. Samuel White & Co. Ltd. Shipyards -- England -- Cowes -- History. 1 Kg.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Small scuffing and fading on the spine.

Card. Condition: VG-. 1st. Well illustrated history of this famous Isle of Wight based shipbuilder, best known as a builder of many Royal Navy vessels. 96pp. VG copy in slightly worn card covers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 367 pages plus indexes (complete). A passive copy. The boards are grubby. They retain a weary elegance. There handling and storage marks and wear all about. They are sure. The contents are very clean, clear, benign, confident, authoritative. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo. 380 pp. Light foxing of the fore-edges and also a smattering in the prelims. Mostly clean. A tight and handsome copy.

Pictorial Laminated Boards. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 222pp incl index and numerous b&w photos, document facsimiles and maps. No. 755 in a limited first edition printing of 1950 copies. 1892-1992 marks the Centenary of Bayley and Ford's famous gold discovery at Coolgardie. This book is presented in commemoration of that memorable event in Australian history, and describes in great detail by far the most spectacular and renowned of all subsequent finds. Pages lightly age-tanned. Small prev owner name to top of front free end-paper.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A bright first edition of this Lonsdale Library publication concerning hunting by moor, field, and shore. The first trade edition of this work, issued in the same year as a first limited edition. From 'The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games, and Pastimes,' under general editorial guidance of the Earl of Lonsdale, K.G., G.C.V.O., D.L., and Mr. Eric Parker. Seventy-five full page plates and numerous illustrations in text.The present volume consists of a practical guide to modern methods for shooting by moor, field, and shore. By Eric Parker, Leslie Sprake, Major Portal, Major Pollard, and other authoritative contributors.Complete with its dust wrapper unclipped. Previous ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, undated. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. The dust wrapper is unclipped and very sound with some shelf wear, cockling to the front wrap due to minor damp damage, with a minor closed tear to the head of the front flyleaf, the pricing is neatly folded, leaving a minor crease. Undated previous ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to the edges and scattered to the leaves throughout. With numerous figures in text and seventy-five full page plates in black and white. Very Good Indeed. book.